Bass, Bracey Won't Run For Board Aaain
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warmer Tuesday.
VOLUME 5
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EARLY SIGN OF SPRlNG—Temperatures rising to the high 70’s in Memphis, Tenn' brought
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By HOOVER ADAMS
* LITTLE NOTES ABOUT
PEOPLE AND THINGS
MR Sheriff Claude Moore reports the
week end was the quietest since he
took office . . . But the Sheriff
didn’t get much sleep during court
week . . . The Junior-Senior ban
quet at Dunn High School will car
ry out the theme, “April in Paris.”
... It should be real pretty . . .
Rev. Ernest Russell, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, is getting
ready for his trip to the Baptist
World Alliance and a visit to the
Holy Lands in May . . . Paul L.
Strickland is chairman of the com
mittee raising finances for the trip
... If you Care to make a dona
tion, send in your check to Paul
. . . Lt. Irvin Baer; Dunn attorney
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Sheriff Is Praised
By Solicitor Hooks
District Solicitor Jack Hooks, ending a week’s prose
cution of a heavy criminal docket in Harnett Superior
Court tossed some verbal bouquets late Friday toward the
county’s new sheriff, Claude Moore.
‘I just want to say publicly”,
commented Hook 6 in the court
room,” that when I came here in
January I was dealing with a
critical situation. Sheriff Bill Sal-
Jf mon had been a .'fine officer. For
the first time since I became soli
citor I was working with a new
sheriff in Harnett County. I found
that Sheriff Moore was willing, but
not experienced. But the progress
,and improvement he has shown in
his office since that time, is »no
thlng short .of amazing. If they
make them any better in this
State I haven’t met them.
CITES ACCOMPLISHMENTS
‘ Since I became a prosecuting
officer, I never have seen a crim
inal term when more business'has <
M been accomplished. Your county
“law enforcement department with
its five rural policeman is notice
ably efficient. I now see, and I \
know the. people soon will see, that’ j
|F) this man 1 is able to correlate and i
direct these fine lawenforcement
officers. I know they will be for- J
ever grateful for Sheriff Moores
service. I, for one, already am." ij
Then the solicitor also praised j
, Judge Grover A. Martin’s cooper
ation in removing so many cases
I from the docket.
# “Mr. Solicitor" smiled the Judge,'
*You have tempered my share in
.
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Buies Creek May
Get A New Namgi.
Harnett Representative Carson Gregory said today
that he will introduce a bill in the legislature to make it
possible for the name of the town of Buie’s Creek, home
of Campbell College, to be changed to Campbell, N. C.
He said the change had been
suggested by a large number of
people who had contacted him.
The change in name would not
only honor Die Baptist Junior Col
lege, established more than 60 years
ago, but would also pay tribute to
the Campbell family.
Campbell College was founded by
the Jate Dr. John Archibald Camp
bell and is now headed by his son,
Leslie H. Campbell.
Rep. Gregory said he thought,
however, that the people of the
town ought to have the privilege
of voting on the change in name
before it is made. His bill will
provide for such an election.
The problem, he said, is trying to
find out just what area should be
included and the office of the At
torney General is working on (he
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this praise with the fine speech fop
Mr. Moore, but I appreciate the
words, too.”
The judge then thanked the
jurors whom, he had kept over
time to around 2:30 pm. without
lunch. ‘I have no quarrel,” said
Judge Martin/ 1 now or at any time
with jurors, certainly not with this
fine group." '
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Harnett 3rd
In Cotton
Production
According to latest ginning figu
res released by the Bureau of the
Census in Washington, Harnett
County ranks third among all the
counties of the State in the pro
duction of cotton.
The figures, which also gives
those of last year) show that Har
nett County ginned 21,140 bales of
cotton in IBM, as compared with
23,041 in 1953.
Cleveland County is still the
State’s top producing cotton county,
with 23,915 bales ginned in IBM.
compared with 42,705 ginned in
1053. Cleveland’s decline for the
year was also greatest
Sampson County was third, with
20,824 bales in 19M, as compared
with 22,552 bales in 1953.
Halifax County was fourth, with
19,Ml bales in 19M, as compared
with 23,949 in the previous year.
Scotland County was fifth, with
19,247 bales in 19M and 17,893 bales
in 1953. Northampton County was
sixth, with 18,602 bales in 1953 and
27,489 in 19M; Johnston County <
ranked seventh, with 18,388 bales i
in 1953 and 16,815 bales the pre- ,
vious year. Johnston was one of
the few counties showing an in
crease last year. . (
Harnett’s decrease last year was ,
one of the smallest in the State. ]
Tobacco Plant
Damage Light
As a record breaking cold wave
spread over the Bouth, Harnett
County farmers had one bright
spot in the weather picture.
. County Agent C. R. Ammons
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DUNN, N C., MONDAY AFTERNOO, MARCH 28, 1955
Bass Says He
Nay Run For
Mayor's Post
There will be two new
faces on Dunn’s city coun
cil after the municipal elec
tion on May 2.
Two of the incumbent commis
sioners, J. V. Bass in Ward No. 11,
and B. A. Bracey in Ward IV, an.
nounced definitely today that they
will not seek re-election.
Both of them said their decision*
was definite and final.
Mr. Bass said, however, that he
may be a candidate against Mayor
Ralph E. Hanna for the town’s No,
1 post.
“I definitely will not be a can
didate for the board again,” said
Mr. Bass, local electrical contrac
tor, as he was leaving to attend a
heating school is Wichita, Kan
sas. “if I run for any office, It will
be for mayor.”
Mr. Bass said a large number of
people have offered him their sup
port for the mayor’s post. He In
dicated that he will have a defin
ite announcement in about ten
days, i
MylYOTt TO FILE
Mayor Hanna Is expected to fol
low his usual custom of filing
again on the day following the
filing books open, which will be
Friday. Mayor Hanna is complet
ing his third tenn and there ap
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Smith Honored
ByN. Y.L&
NEW YORK, Npr;, March 25
A. B. Smith,; Jr., of 912 North Ellis
Avenue,' Doijn has qualified as a
member of the Top Club of the New
York Life- Insurance' Company,
Dudley Dowell, executive vice presi
dent of the company, announced
today. x
Mr. Dowell said that Smith also
qualified to attend an educational
conference In Washington, D. C.,
March 30-AprU 2.
The Top Club is composed of the
top agents of New York Life which
has a field force of over 5/100 full
time agents la 166 branch offices
throughout the United States, Can
ada and Hawaii. Mr. Smith is at
tached to the Raleigh branch of
fice.
Gregory Names 31
Justices Os Peace
Harnett Representative Canoe
Gregory has introduced a bill In
the legislature providing far the
appointment of 31 Harnett citizens
as Justices of the Peace.
Most of these are already serving
as magistrates either by appoint
ment of the governor or by previous
legislation.
Among those named by Rep
Gregory was his former opponent
for the House seat, W. B. (Red)
Williams of Angler, and former
Constable Oscar Pearce of Dunn.
Four magistrates were named for
Dunn, four for Erwin, five for Lil
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MAY RUN FOR MAYOR City
Commissioner J. Vernon Bass an
nounced today that he defluitely
will not be a candidate for re-elec
tion as oouncllman, but may oppose
Mayor Ralph E. Hanna for tbs
city's tap post. He made the an
nouncement just before leaving for
Wichita, Kansas, to attend a Cole
man heating school and said he
would make an announcement con
cerning the mayor’s past upon his
return. He said he felt he has
served as councilman long enough.
"IT I do decide to run for mayor
and should get elected,’’ be eatd
"there will be aome changes made.”
He didn’t enumerate the changes,
but said. Til guarantee we won’t
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PEGGY BARFIELD PATRICIA BYRD
Three More Enter Pageant
Three more contestants in
the “Miss Dunn” beauty
pageant were announced
here today by Chairman
Corky Crestini of the entries
committee.
The big pageant, sponsored by
Dunn Jaycees, will be held here
on April 7 and 8 to determine who
shall represent Dunn in the “Miss
North Carolina 1 ’ pageant to. be held
at Wilmington.
New entries are Peggy Ruth Bar
field, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Barfield of Dunn; Patricia
Warren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Handy S. Warren of Erwin, and
Patricia Ann Byrd, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Byrd of
Maulers.
, Miss Barfield is a student.-at
East Carolina College in Green
ville, Miss Warren is a student at;
Greensboro College in Greensboro,
and Miss Byrd is now a seventh
grade teacher in the GoldsboriS
city schools.
REID NAMED JUDGE
Chairman Cretini also announ
ced today that Jim Reid of Radio
Station WPTF in Raleigh has been
selected as one of the judges and
has accepted.
Other judges will include: Miss
Betty Jo Ring of Lexington, the
current “Miss North Carolina” and
Mrs. Thomas Medlin, the former
Lulong Ogburn, “Miss North Car
olina" of 1953. The other judges
will be announced later.
This year’s pageant will be the
biggest ahd most colorful ever held
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lington, Route 3, and four for An
gler.
THOSE APPOINTED
Following is the list of appoin-.
tees:
W. E. Lassiter, Bunnlevel, Route
1; George F. Owens, George W.
Williams, O. R. Pearce, and A. B.
Adams, all of Dunn; G. L. Cam
eron of Olivia; D. B. Holder, J. S.
McLean, B. B. Holder, Dougald
Mcßae, and Ernest Darroch, all of
Lillington, Route 3; G. L. Cameron
of Olivia.
C. E. Denning, A. T. Brown, N. I.
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spent a whole night at a council
meeting talking about a ditch.”
Bass is now mayor pro-tern.
BRYAN NAMED PAGE Harnett
Representative Carson Gregory
said today that he has secured the
appointment of Bill Bryan jr„ of
Dunn as a page in the House and
that the youth would begin his
legislative duties April 4. He is the
son of Mr. and lire. Bill Bryan.
His father is a member of the city
council.
BUSY SPOT—miinfton’s Grou.d
Observation Fait ires a busy spot
lest week when Air Defense Cent
(Coattansd Oil HR Fswr) ; %
Jelke s Lawyers
Open His Defense
tfEW YORK, UP—The d<
today opened its campaign t
' Witnesses were prostitutes ion
met the young oleo heir.
Big Circus
To Be On
TV Tuesday
NEW YORK (ffi—Almost anyone
will go out of his way to accom
modate the demands of television
in order to appear on it, hut not
tigers.
That’s why you won’t see the
stripers Tuesday night when the
NBC network gives the country its
first-time-over television look at
part of the Ringling Brothers and
Bamum Sc Bailey Circus as lt is
set up in Madison Square Garden
for the start of another season.
The official opening of the
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Mrs. Ruby Hood's
Father Succumbs
W. L. Johnson,. 82, of Harrell,
N. C., father of Mrs. Henry D.
Hood of Dunn died Sunday night
at his home. He had been seriously
ill for the past few days.
Funeral services will be Tuesday
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HARNETT HOST TO POSTMASTERS ” |
Mrs. Hubert Byrd Elected I
To Post Os State Director
By LOIS BYRD
. . . Record Staff Writer
Postmasters of the Seventh Congressional District,
holding their annual meeting at Bunnlevel, elected new
district officers, endorsed Tracy Moore of Greensboro as
a candidate for president of the National Postmasters As
sociation, and heard Secretary of State Thad Eure warn
in the principal address tb«t the public is going to de
mand {more, not lejs, from all types of government
employees.
The dinner meeting, which was
held in the church fellowship ban.
attracted delegatee from the seven
county srea, which faxdades Bladen,
Brunswick, Cumberland, Columbus,
Harnett, Robeson and New Bum,
ver. Mrs. Lucille Morgan Byrd,
Bunnlevel postmistress, and retir
ing district chairman, presided ever
the meeting.
OTHER OITICERS <
BmteT
new district chairman to moored
The Record Is First
IN CIRCULATION. . rJfWS
PHOTOS. . ADVERTISING
COMICS AND FEATURES
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
iefense in the Jelke vice trial
to prove that the state’s star
ng before and long after they
The 13th day of the trial of Min
ot Mickey Jelke opened with wit
nesses called to discredit the
stories of call-girls Pat Ward, 21,
and Marguerite Cordova, 26. The
state charges that the young play
boy induced these girls Into a life
of prostitution and shared their
earnings.
A girl friend of Miss Ward told
how she and Miss Ward visited
somedian Joey Adams in a Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel room.
ALONE WITH JOEY ADAMS
The witness, Grace Appel, 21,
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Farmer Held For
Slaying Os Four
McMinnville, Tenn. , UP—A 22-year-old farmer j
charged with the brutal quadruple slaying of a middle
vaged farm couple and two young children was held In a
secret jail today as feeling here ran high.
Sheriff Eldridge Youngblood said
Billy Gibbs of McMinnville was
arrested Saturday and charged
with the slayings of Henry Brat
cher, about 50, his wife, Vassie
Fields Bratcher, a 10-year old
daughter, Lily May, and their 20-
Mrs. Byrd. The Bunnlevel woman,
la turn, was elevated to the post
of State Director of the N. C.
Chapter of the National Association
of Postmasters. Howard Pate of
Spring Lake was named secretary
treasurer. The slate of officers was
recommended by a nominating
oommlttee headed by Berdls Stone '
of St Pauls.
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NO. 80
Fifty Million
Reported In
Loss To Crops
By UNTED PRESS
Spring finally came up
with some warm weather
today, but it was too little
and too late. The season’s
first disastrous week had
claimed more than 70 lives
and more than 50 million
dollars in crop losses.
The savage young season still
held parts of New England in a
wintry grip following a mammoth
snow storm which piled drifts 12
feet high in upper New York state,
blocked roads, and stranded scores
of motorists and skiers.
In the Southland, warming wea
ther came too late to save multi
million dollar fruit crops.
Spring climaxed its week of de
struction yesterday by sending a
mammoth snow storm blowing
through the lower St. Lawrence
Valley into Canada.
Parts of upper New York got
20 inches of snow and some drifts
were 12 feet high. A truck-car col
lision on a snowy highway near
Booneville killed one man and the
state throughway was closed for
than nine hours between Ful
, J.onville and Buffalo. Some Auto
mobiles were almost blown off the
road.
New York City was raked with
55 mile-per-hour winds which tore
of antennas,, roofing and wires and
sent trees crashing. The annual
Greek Independence Day parade
was slowed down. Two persons
were injured.
The storm did not reach its peak,
however, until it hit Canada. Can
adian drifts were 20 feet deep, most
Quebec and Ontario towns were
isolated and five persons were killed
in auto accidents.
There was no mercy for Mon
treal early today as the tempera
ture hit 10 below zero. In the prov
ince of Quebec, the area’s biggest
bus company cancelled all but six
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month old granddaughter, Char
lotte Ann Bratcher.
All four victims had been dead
two to three days. Bratcher
his wife were shot with a 22 cali
ber rifle, while the skull of lily
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